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Volkswagen Cars Blocked by US Customs Over Part From China


The trouble related to a "small electronic component," which was "in the process of being replaced," Volkswagen said.

Berlin — German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday several of its models had been refused entry into the United States, after it emerged that a Chinese-made component may have breached labor laws. The United States has banned most imports from Xinjiang, in western China, unless companies offer verifiable proof that production did not involve forced labor. Rights campaigners have for years accused Beijing of a brutal crackdown against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, including through forced labor and detention camps.

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